Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-04-15

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the Senate and House during the last
five years." Dem.
Seeing Chinatown.
THE M0NGoLIANs VISITED BY DIsTIN-
GUIsHED WASHINGTON OFFICIAL.
rs. r. CALI
E. s. Dinsmore, Chief of Police of
the executive mansion, Washington, is
at present on visit to this city, arriv-
ing here from Southern California on
Saturday evening last. This being
Mr.. Dinsmore's first visit to the coast,
his time, since his arrival, has been
pretty well occupied in sightseeing,
doing the park and Cliff house on Sun
day and some of the other lions during
yesterday. Last evening Chief Dins-
more, on the invitation of Hugh Nc
han, the well-known Irish orator of
Nevada, made an extended tour
through Chinatown in company with
a small party Of Eastern visitors, con-
sisting of Colonel G. d. Tucker, of
Worcester, Mass, A. C. Asker of the
Pullman Palace-car Company, and Ar
thur w. Pope, of Boston. A visit was
first paid to Chief Crowley at the old
city hall, who detailed Sergeant Bird
sail to conduct the party through the
devious alleys and passages of the
quarter. Several of the party were en-
tirely innocent of the manners and
customs of the Mongolians, and two
or three were inclined to be somewhat
pro- Chinese in sentiment. Sergeant
Birdsall, however, completely banished
from their minds any pre-existing no
tions as to Chinese morality by lead
ing them down Spofford alley, and
thence conducting them through a
collection of gambling deus with which
the neighborhood is infested. Notions
rs to Chinese cleanliness were as effec-
lively dissipated by visit to hole in
the wall, goodly number of feet be-
low the level Of the street, only reached
through an almost endless labyrinth OF
stairways and divers passages. A
careful inspection Of the Chinese Pal
ace hotel, on Jackson street, drew from
Chief Dinsmore the remark that he
would be delighted to have President
Cleveland make . tour through China
town, as he felt sure that the sights,
sounds and smells would be an unan-
swerable argument to all prof Chinese
addresses. The jewelry, boot and shoe,
clothing and other manufactures were
then taken in, the party concluding
their tour by visiting q josshouse ON
Bartlett alley, wherein magnificent
collection Of Mongolian deities were
examined. Sergeant Birdsall, who ap.
peared quite au fat with the mysteries
Of the Confucian doctrines, ratified of
the names Of the deities, their habits
and the methods of gaining their favor
employed by the Mongolians.
In conversation afterward with .
Cal reporter Chief Dinsmore said that
were the pro- Chinese advocates in the
East only to have an opportunity Of
thoroughly examining the Chinese
question he felt sure they would all AZ
rive at his own conclusion, which was
that the sooner the country got rid Of
them, or at the least stopped their fur
ther entrance into the country, the
better for the good of the United
States. He had lingering belief, he
said, that they were quiet, inoffensive
people, more sinned against than sin
ming, who would in time, perhaps,
make good citizens. His opinion now
is that there is considerably more
chance Of the Chinese absorbing Amer
lea than Of China being absorbed by
the Yankees; and in view of the sights
and scenes he had gone through he
did not think the absorption by any
means desirable one.